Want some opinions on a fair trade...
I'm trying to help out fellow member DevilInIron....He bought a TFTC on ebay that's turned out not quite as advertised. It's had several issues and at the moment is not entirely playable.
Symptoms:
DMD not working (I fixed that for him with some connector work...some loose pins)
PPB blows fuses F7 and F8 consistently, usually after 30 mins or so, seems to coincide with game over/attract mode
Switch Matrix errors? Not sure but one example is a switch registers to actuate the VUK but doesn't seem to register with the MPU to advance a feature (like awarding extra ball)
Frankenstein hack to the MPU. Evidence of prior corrosion as the blanking circuit area of the board has a daughter board attached to it now...don't know what if any random issues its causing
Weak right flipper
right flipper sticks up electrically (found broken diode that he's repaired....I think that issue is gone)
A couple of broken plastics
Missing spotlights
Start Button not working even tho switch contacts are making
Cosmetically the game is mostly clean looking. Will need a shop job at some point.
That's the general condition and I may have left something off....DevilInIron can comment on anything else.
He's anxious to get a playing game, and all I have available that's currently playable is a decent SOF. The game works 100% and the cab is very nice with no marks or fade. The left side of the PF has four or five inserts that need decals. No broken plastics or ramps, score displays fine. It too could use a good shop job as it has been mostly unplayed for a couple of years. I will include a new rubber set for him.
So.....What is a fair trade for him? And for me? I'm guessing worse case that because of the previous board work I may need a new MPU for the TFTC. Everything else, I think I can repair on my own. I had a TFTC at one point and wouldn't mind having another one again.
Kind of hard for me to evaluate because its DMD for non-DMD, but DE for System11 WMS. Straight up the values are about $500 disparate for working equal condition.
He offered straight up trade, but I don't feel comfortable with that. I feel I should at least offer him some $$$ on top of the SOF, even if the TFTC is non-working. I don't want to take advantage of someone, especially when they are anxious to just get a working pin.
So, thoughts and opinons? I told him I would let the group guide us on this and he was cool with that